Thus says the Lord,
    (A)the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
(B)to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation,
    the servant of rulers:
(C)“Kings shall see and arise;
    princes, and they shall prostrate themselves;
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
    the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

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This is what the Lord says—
    the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel(A)
to him who was despised(B) and abhorred by the nation,
    to the servant of rulers:
“Kings(C) will see you and stand up,
    princes will see and bow down,(D)
because of the Lord, who is faithful,(E)
    the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen(F) you.”

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67 Then (A)they spit in his face (B)and (C)struck him. And some slapped him,

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67 Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists.(A) Others slapped him

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As you come to him, a living stone (A)rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,

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The Living Stone and a Chosen People

As you come to him, the living Stone(A)—rejected by humans but chosen by God(B) and precious to him—

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(A)He was despised and rejected[a] by men,
    a man of sorrows[b] and acquainted with[c] grief;[d]
and as one from whom men hide their faces[e]
    he was despised, and (B)we esteemed him not.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 53:3 Or forsaken
  2. Isaiah 53:3 Or pains; also verse 4
  3. Isaiah 53:3 Or and knowing
  4. Isaiah 53:3 Or sickness; also verse 4
  5. Isaiah 53:3 Or as one who hides his face from us

He was despised and rejected by mankind,
    a man of suffering,(A) and familiar with pain.(B)
Like one from whom people hide(C) their faces
    he was despised,(D) and we held him in low esteem.

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But I am (A)a worm and not a man,
    (B)scorned by mankind and (C)despised by the people.
All who see me (D)mock me;
    they make mouths at me; they (E)wag their heads;
(F)“He trusts in the Lord; let him (G)deliver him;
    let him rescue him, for he (H)delights in him!”

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But I am a worm(A) and not a man,
    scorned by everyone,(B) despised(C) by the people.
All who see me mock me;(D)
    they hurl insults,(E) shaking their heads.(F)
“He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
    “let the Lord rescue him.(G)
Let him deliver him,(H)
    since he delights(I) in him.”

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28 just as the Son of Man(A) did not come to be served, but to serve,(B) and to give his life as a ransom(C) for many.”

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17 Thus says the Lord,
    your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
    who teaches you to profit,
    who leads you in the way you should go.

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17 This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer,(A) the Holy One(B) of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
    who teaches(C) you what is best for you,
    who directs(D) you in the way(E) you should go.

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10 May the kings of (A)Tarshish and of (B)the coastlands
    render him (C)tribute;
may the kings of (D)Sheba and (E)Seba
    bring gifts!
11 May all kings (F)fall down before him,
    all nations serve him!

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10 May the kings of Tarshish(A) and of distant shores(B)
    bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba(C) and Seba
    present him gifts.(D)
11 May all kings bow down(E) to him
    and all nations serve(F) him.

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23 (A)Kings shall be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.
(B)With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you,
    and (C)lick the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;
    (D)those who wait for me (E)shall not be put to shame.”

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23 Kings(A) will be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.(B)
They will bow down(C) before you with their faces to the ground;
    they will lick the dust(D) at your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;(E)
    those who hope(F) in me will not be disappointed.(G)

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For it is (A)for your sake that I have borne reproach,
    that dishonor has covered my face.
I have become (B)a stranger to my brothers,
    an alien to my mother's sons.

For (C)zeal for your house has consumed me,
    and (D)the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.

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For I endure scorn(A) for your sake,(B)
    and shame covers my face.(C)
I am a foreigner to my own family,
    a stranger to my own mother’s children;(D)
for zeal for your house consumes me,(E)
    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.(F)

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The Servant of the Lord

49 Listen to me, (A)O coastlands,
    and give attention, you peoples (B)from afar.
(C)The Lord called me from the womb,
    from the body of my mother he named my name.

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The Servant of the Lord

49 Listen(A) to me, you islands;(B)
    hear this, you distant nations:
Before I was born(C) the Lord called(D) me;
    from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.(E)

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38 Then two (A)robbers were crucified with him, (B)one on the right and one on the left. 39 And (C)those who passed by (D)derided him, (E)wagging their heads 40 and saying, (F)“You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! (G)If you are (H)the Son of God, come down from the cross.” 41 So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, 42 (I)“He saved others; (J)he cannot save himself. (K)He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43 (L)He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 (M)And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

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38 Two rebels were crucified with him,(A) one on his right and one on his left. 39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads(B) 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,(C) save yourself!(D) Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”(E) 41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel!(F) Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe(G) in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him(H) now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

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In one month (A)I destroyed the three shepherds. But I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.

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In one month I got rid of the three shepherds.

The flock detested(A) me, and I grew weary of them

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